Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery rose $4.44 to $92.61 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for January delivery rose $3.90…
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NLRB says Chipotle violated federal labor law in Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board says Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant violated federal labor law by closing a Maine…
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Georgia shoe manufacturer lays off most of workforce after Adidas stops Yeezy production
By Melissa Alonso, CNN Okabashi, an Adidas manufacturing partner and family-owned footwear company in Buford, Georgia, has laid off 142 employees as…
Continue Reading DA to review cases involving LA cop accused of CBS tip off
By BRIAN MELLEY and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County prosecutors will look into past cases involving a former…
Continue Reading Fed’s Kashkari: Jobs report shows why more rate hikes needed
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The solid U.S. jobs report for October underscores why the Federal Reserve needs to…
Continue Reading Hungarians demand end to pro-government bias in public media
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Around 1,500 demonstrators gathered at the headquarters of Hungary’s public media…
Continue Reading Puma’s outgoing CEO could lead rival Adidas next
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Adidas could snap up the boss of crosstown rival Puma to succeed outgoing CEO Kasper Rorsted. The sportswear company…
Continue Reading US sanctions Haitian politicians on drug trafficking claims
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Haitian politicians are facing U.S. sanctions over allegations they abused their positions…
Continue Reading Elon Musk said Twitter has seen a ‘massive drop in revenue’ as more brands pause ads
By Clare Duffy and Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Elon Musk said Friday that Twitter has seen a “massive drop in revenue,” as a growing number…
Continue Reading Powerball jackpot up to $1.6 billion, new lottery record
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Strong sales boosted a Powerball jackpot to an estimated $1.6 billion on Friday, making it the largest lottery prize in…
Continue Reading Correction: Deluxe: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In a story about the quarterly results of Deluxe Corp., published November 3, 2022, and generated by Automated Insights using…
Continue Reading Judge says West Virginia governor’s coal firm owes $1.5M
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that one of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s businesses owes more than $1.5 million to a Swiss…
Continue Reading Midterm voters to take on Colorado’s soaring housing costs
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Bloated housing prices in the past few years have crept into every corner of…
Continue Reading German gym outlets CEO confirmed dead after Costa Rica crash
BERLIN (AP) — The RSG Group of gym outlets says its founder and CEO, Rainer Schaller, has been confirmed dead after the crash of a small plane off…
Continue Reading From ‘Enola Holmes’ to ‘Extraction,’ Netflix bets on sequels
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer It’s easy to forget that the Netflix original film department is still rather young. Five years ago, the streaming…
Continue Reading Greece urged to dig harder on phone surveillance scandal
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A European parliamentary committee investigating the use of spyware in the 27-country…
Continue Reading VW recalls vehicles for tire pressure monitoring malfunction
DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen is recalling nearly 225,000 vehicles in the U.S. because the tire pressure monitoring systems may not detect air losses…
Continue Reading Stocks in Hong Kong log best week in more than a decade
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Global investors have two big questions on their minds: When will the Federal Reserve become less aggressive in its…
Continue Reading European Central Bank leader doubles down on rate increases
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The head of the European Central Bank underlined the bank’s determination to fight…
Continue Reading Musk’s Twitter may have already violated its latest FTC consent order, legal experts say
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Brian Fung, CNN Just two weeks into Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter, the company may have already violated its consent…
Continue Reading Major banks support rainforest oil project despite problems
ED DAVEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In the Putumayo region of the Colombian Amazon, Segundo Meneses’ daily routine took him to the…
Continue Reading Interest rates will keep rising. How high will they go?
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business What will the Federal Reserve do at its meeting in December? Analysts can speculate all they want, but Fed officials…
Continue Reading Japan to keep stake in Russian energy project in Sakhalin
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s industry minister says that a Japanese consortium has decided to retain its stake in the…
Continue Reading Schools clash with parents over bans on student cellphones
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America Cellphones — the ultimate distraction — keep children from learning, educators say. But in…
Continue Reading Twitter slashes its staff as Musk era takes hold on platform
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Twitter began widespread layoffs Friday as new owner Elon Musk overhauls the company,…
Continue Reading Reports say China aiming for less disruptive COVID policies
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s health ministry has said its severe anti-virus controls should be made less…
Continue Reading Pfizer study says updated COVID boosters rev up protection
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer says its updated COVID-19 booster significantly revved up adults’ virus-fighting antibodies.…
Continue Reading What’s behind wide salary ranges after New York’s pay transparency law
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business It’s not unusual for two people with the same title to be paid somewhat different salaries.…
Continue Reading Mixed bag for jobs: Employers keep hiring, but unemployment rises
CNN By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The white-hot US labor market is showing signs of cooling, with the Labor Department reporting Friday a slower…
Continue Reading Mixed bag for jobs: Employers keep hiring, but unemployment rises
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The white-hot US labor market is showing signs of cooling, with the Labor Department reporting Friday a slower pace of…
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